Rain

Occasioned by the condensing of the clouds Job 36:27,28; Psalm 77:17; Ecclesiastes 11:3
GOD
- Made a decree for Job 28:26
- Prepares Psalm 147:8
- Gives Job 5:10
- Causes, to come down Joel 2:23
- Exhibits goodness in giving Acts 14:17
- Exhibits greatness in giving Job 36:26,27
- Sends upon the evil and good Matthew 5:45
- Should be praised for Psalm 147:7,8
- Should be feared on account of Jeremiah 5:24
Impotence of idols exhibited in not being able to give Jeremiah 14:22
Not sent upon the earth immediately after creation Genesis 2:5
Rarely falls in Egypt Deuteronomy 11:10; Zechariah 14:18
Canaan abundantly supplied with Deuteronomy 11:11
DESIGNED FOR
- Refreshing the earth Psalm 68:9; 72:6
- Making fruitful the earth Hebrews 6:7
- Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth Psalm 104:8
Promised in due season to the obedient Leviticus 26:4; Deuteronomy 11:14; Ezekiel 34:26,27
Frequently withheld on account of iniquity Deuteronomy 11:17; Jeremiah 3:3; 5:25; Amos 4:7
THE WANT OF
- Causes the earth to open Job 29:23; Jeremiah 14:4
- Dries up springs and fountains 1 Kings 17:7
- Occasions famine 1 Kings 18:1,2
- Removed by prayer 1 Kings 8:35,36; James 5:18
Withheld for three years and six months in the days of Elijah 1 Kings 17:1; James 5:17
DIVIDED INTO
- Great Ezra 10:9
- Plentiful Psalm 68:9
- Overflowing Ezekiel 38:22
- Sweeping Proverbs 28:3
- Small Job 37:6
The former, after harvest, to prepare for sowing Deuteronomy 11:14; Jeremiah 5:24
The latter, before harvest Joel 2:23; Zechariah 10:1
The rainbow often appears during Genesis 9:14; Ezekiel 1:28
Often succeeded by heat and sunshine 2 Samuel 23:4; Isaiah 18:4
The appearance of a cloud from the west indicated 1 Kings 18:44; Luke 12:54
The north wind drives away Proverbs 25:23
Unusual in harvest time Proverbs 26:1
Thunder and lightning often with Psalm 135:7
Storm and tempest often with Matthew 7:25,27
INSTANCES OF EXTRAORDINARY
- Time of the flood Genesis 7:4,12
- Plague of, upon Egypt Exodus 9:18,23
- During wheat harvest in the days of Samuel 1 Samuel 12:17,18
- After long drought in Ahab's reign 1 Kings 18:45
- After the captivity Ezra 10:9,13
Often impeded travelling in the east 1 Kings 18:44; Isaiah 4:6
Often destroyed houses Ezekiel 13:13-15; Matthew 7:27
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the word of God Isaiah 55:10,11
- Of the doctrine of faithful ministers Deuteronomy 32:2
- Of Christ in the communication of his graces Psalm 72:6; Hosea 6:3
- Of spiritual blessings Psalm 68:9; 84:6; Ezekiel 34:26
- Of righteousness Hosea 10:12
- (Destructive,) of God's judgments Job 20:23; Psalm 11:6; Ezekiel 38:22
- (Destructive,) of a poor man oppressing the poor Proverbs 28:3

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